Question

Draw an ether that contains exactly five carbon atoms and only single bonds

Answer 1

• H3CH2COCH2CH2CH3

Ether:

Ether are organic compounds that contain ether functional group , in which oxygen atom is connected with two alkyl or aryl group.

They have general formula as follow

• R---O---R or R'---O----R or R'---O---R'

while R = Alkyl

R' = Aryl